The Dream Journey: Meet the friends bringing Pakistani music back
In the short interlude between musical pieces, Tuqeer Ali Khan looks suspiciously at his harmonium.
“Has someone tried to tune this?” he asks, his eyes squinting in disapproval.
“No one has touched it but you,” replies his brother and musical partner, Khurram.
“Are you sure?” says Mr. Khan, raising an eyebrow. “It sounds a little off to me.”
If it is, no one in the small audience seems to have noticed. Though he is only 10 minutes into the – a concert given in an intimate setting – he has created a mood of rapture. He resumes the performance with one of the numbers that made him famous. “Spring has come but my beloved has not,” he sings. “My heart cries in anguish.”
